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Bouncer killed at St. Louis County bar shooting

By UPI STAFF

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Police are investigating two shootings at St. Louis-area bars, including one that killed a bouncer.

Witnesses told police trouble started when a bouncer refused to let a man into the Knockout Bar. The man left, returned with a gun and opened fire on the bouncer.

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Police identified the victim as Herbert Burnett, 30, according to KMOV.com. The suspect in the shooting is at-large.

About an hour later, a second fatal shooting happened at a bar about a half-mile away.

A large fight broke out in the parking lot of the Cuetopia Billiards & Sports Bar on West Florissant Avenue. Three men started shooting into the crowd, according to stl.com.

Brandon Ferguson, 28, was shot and later died at a hospital.

Police have no suspects in either shooting, officials said.

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